English poem
A September Robin
by Dinah Maria Mulock Craik (1826–1887)
MY eyes are full, my silent heart is stirred, Amid these days so bright Of ceaseless warmth and light; Summer that will not die, Autumn, without one sigh O'er sweet hours passing by-- Cometh that tender note Out of thy tiny throat, Like grief, or love, insisting to be heard, O little plaintive bird!
No need of word Well know I all your tale--forgotten bird! Soon you and I together Must face the winter weather, Remembering how we sung Our primrose fields among, In days when life was young; Now, all is growing old, And the warm earth's a-cold, Still, with brave heart we'll sing on, little bird, Sing only. Not one word.
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Obvious punctuation errors repaired.
Text uses both tablecloth and table-cloth.
Page 8, "tidiness,and" changed to "tidiness, and" (liked tidiness, and)
Page 12, "agan" changed to "again" (to the table again)
Page 25, "Gradener" changed to "Gardener" (cried the Gardener)
Page 29, "shown" changed to "shone" (shone with dew)
Page 32, "it" changed to "if" (as if the old)
Page 36, "like" changed to "liked" (liked all young things)
Page 35, "sate" changed to "state" (a pretty state of)
Page 49, "it" changed to "if" (as if there was)
Page 50, "f" changed to "if" (presently, if you)
Page 57, "altogetherwas" changed to "altogether was" (altogether was such)
Page 60, word "a" added to text (it was a bright)
Page 68, "plaee" changed to "place" (place is bewitched)
Page 71, illustration, "suddenl" changed to "suddenly" (ice suddenly broke)
Page 78, "bakset" changed to "basket" (basket is too heavy)
Page 78, "bolws" changed to "blows" (very hard blows)
Page 79, "it" changed to "is" (is; that nasty)
Page 80, "donwward" changed to "downward" (their necks downward)
Page 97, "theives" changed to "thieves" (all young thieves)
Page 99, "fairy a tale" changed to "a fairy tale" (you want a fairy tale)
Page 113, "ma n" changed to "main" (with might and main)
Page 116, "al" changed to "all" (you all the year)
Page 116, "bui d" changed to "build" (build and woo)
Page 116, "du t" changed to "dust" (crumble into dust)
Page 116, "SMIL" changed to "SMILE" (A CHILD'S SMILE)
Page 120, "hedgegrow's" changed to "hedgerow's" (hedgerow's level bound)